Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Federal officials advised Mark Carney to push back against Donald Trump in an April call if the president mentioned border security, fentanyl smuggling or Canada's defence budget. A newly released memo shows Carney was told to tell Trump "drugs, guns and migrants flowing north present serious problems for Canada" if the president brought up the US-Canada border.
PM Carney was advised to push back on Trump if provoked in April call, memo shows, @JimBronskill reports https://t.co/JqY51BXlA5 #nationlnewswatch via @natnewswatch
— National Newswatch (@natnewswatch) November 2, 2025
Ottawa's Canada-US trade representative, meanwhile, is set to meet with BC Premier David Eby in Vancouver today to discuss the province's beleaguered forestry sector. Eby has been asking for such a meeting with Dominic LeBlanc and other Liberal ministers for some time, with US tariffs on lumber products now topping 50 per cent.
B.C. forestry summit called as industry being hammered by U.S. fees https://t.co/Un3NAQ77An
— insauga (@insauga) November 3, 2025
The Kitsumkalum First Nation near Terrace has announced that about 90 per cent of its voters have approved a constitution and treaty. The 825-member nation, which claims territory from Terrace to Prince Rupert, said it will now move away from the Indian Act and toward self-governance, giving it the right to create its own laws just as a province can.
B.C. First Nation members vote in favour of treaty, moving toward self-governance https://t.co/MEZEi8a7ND
— CP24 (@CP24) November 3, 2025
The vast majority (74 per cent) of Indian study permit applications were rejected in August of this year amid a clampdown on fraud, according to newly released data. In August 2023, only 32 per cent of Indian applications were rejected. The change comes amid efforts from the governing Liberals to assert control over Canada's immigration system, which was expanded to allow unprecedented numbers of people into the country under the government of Justin Trudeau.
Fearing fraud, Canada rejects most Indian study permit applicants https://t.co/kp4x5UWiOb https://t.co/kp4x5UWiOb
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) November 3, 2025
Speaking of immigration, a new survey from polling firm Abacus Data reckons Canadians remain rather unhappy about the number of people coming into their country from overseas, with 49 per cent of respondents declaring a "negative" view of migration. Asked about Canada's target to bring in 380,000 permanent residents in 2026 – down from 500,000 last year – more than two-thirds (67 per cent) of respondents said the number is still too high.
